Could YOUR town and YOUR project be a winner in the 2010 National Market Town Awards?

We want to give towns the chance to shout from the rooftops about the innovative projects they have been working on over the past year.

Our market towns are at the hub of life in rural England and we want to celebrate projects which enhance the vitality of small towns.

The awards are organised  in association with the international news agency The Press Association as media partners, with loyalty specialists Savvy UK Ltd as sponsors of the eight regional awards.

The awards are an excellent way for people to raise the profile of their towns and the activities that have been taking place to improve the quality of life for residents and businesses alike.

The awards are in four categories: Business and Economy; Environment and Culture; Social and Community; Partnership and Strategic Working. Regional winners will be announced at events in each region in June and July. Also, in each region, one of the four category winners will receive the additional accolade of “Regional Market Town Award Winner” and will go head-to-head at the Action for Market Towns Convention in Chippenham in October, where the overall national winner will be decided.

What to do next?

Click on the links below to download information about the awards and an application form for your region:

Introduction and project criteria

Notes for guidance on submitting an application

East of England application form

East Midlands application form

North East application form

North West application form

South East application form

South West application form

West Midlands application form

Yorkshire and Humber application form

Take a look at the 2009 winners

What sort of projects win Market Town Awards? Take a look at last year’s winners by clicking on the links below:

Click here for information about the National winner – Faringdon ECOWEEK

Click here for information about all the 2009 winners